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Adat Reyim Religious School Sukkot Event- This Sunday!

09/17/2021 03:45:04 PM

Sep17

Congregation Adat Reyim

Shabbat Shalom and Shana Tovah!

We are thrilled to finally be reunited with our Adat Reyim Religious School community again this Sunday at our Sukkah Decorating Event! Please join us this Sunday, September 19th from 10:00-11:00 AM. This event is for current registered students and their families only. Please make sure all who are attending are wearing masks at all times and maintaining social distancing. This event will be taking place outside in the front parking lot. If you haven’t registered your child(ren) for the 2021-2022 school year, please do that before Sunday so you can attend our program and meet our staff! Join us for Sukkah decoration making, a fun-filled song session, and a Lulav and Etrog demonstration! You can register by clicking here.

Not only is this Sukkot event a fantastic time to celebrate the holiday together as a community but our students will also be able to meet their teachers! I would like to introduce our staff for the 2021-2022/5782 school year (drum roll please...):

Kindergarten & 1st Grade: Morah Eden Pecha (S)
2nd Grade: Morah Juliana Moskowitz (S)
3rd & 4th Grade: Morah Andrea Cate (S) and Morah Melanie Berman (W)
5th Grade: Moreh Gary Lefkowitz (S&W) and Morah Nancy Tobin (W)
6th Grade: Moreh Larry Meinstein (S) and Moreh Glenn Siegal (W)
7th Grade: Morah Caroline Lawlor (W)

All students will be receiving a personal email from their teacher before the first day of school so please be on the lookout for that. I can't wait to see you all on Sunday and I know our staff is really looking forward to meeting you all as well. Enjoy your Shabbat!

Shana Tovah,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

Adat Reyim Religious School--Important Opening Information

09/12/2021 08:00:34 PM

Sep12

Congregation Adat Reyim

Erev Tov (Good Evening) Adat Reyim Families,

I hope you all have had a safe, healthy, and fun summer! I am so happy to be back from maternity leave and am looking forward to the beginning of the school year! Thank you to everyone who has sent their kind well wishes to our family and for our new baby, Sophie. We are truly blessed and can’t wait for the rest of the Adat Reyim community to meet her soon.

Our staff has spent the past few week in professional development sessions getting ready for the school year and let me tell you, we have lots ruach and we can't wait to get our students back with us again! While I have seen many of you at our High Holiday programming, I haven’t had a chance to see everyone in person yet so please make sure you join us for our religious school Family Sukkah Decorating event next Sunday, September 19th at 10 AM. This event is for current registered students and their families only. If you haven’t registered your child(ren) for the 2021-2022 school year, please do that before Sunday so you can attend our program and meet our staff! Join us for Sukkah decoration making, a fun-filled song session, and a Lulav and Etrog demonstration for all ages! You can register by clicking here.

Since I have returned, the religious school reopening committee has had a chance to meet. We took a lot of the policies we are enforcing from the FCPS guidelines, as you will see below. We would like to share our COVID-19 safety protocols as follows:

1.       All Sunday morning classes (K-6th grade) will be held indoors. We will be maintaining social distancing (3 feet) at all times.
2.       Masks will be required for all students and staff, indoors and outdoors.
3.       NO FOOD will be allowed inside the building at this time. Students may be allowed to bring a water bottle or juice box to school.
4.       Parents will not be allowed in the building.
5.       All staff members and Madrichim will be fully vaccinated or will be COVID tested weekly.
6.       We will be implementing a short health questionnaire, similar to what the Adat Reyim preschool has. Every morning, before you drop off your child(ren) you must take their temperature and fill out this health form. You will get a text message every morning as a reminder. More information on that to come soon.
7.       If child or staff member has any symptoms, they may not attend religious school. If we see that a child has symptoms when they arrive, we will contact a parent to have them picked up immediately.
8.       If a member of the household of the student or staff member tests positive, that child or staff member may not attend school. We will follow FCPS as far as any kind of quarantine is concerned.
9.       If a student is “paused” at their secular school for COVID quarantine, they are also not allowed to come to religious school until they are cleared to attend their secular school. You are obligated to inform the Adat Reyim Religious Education Director if your child is in quarantine, tests positive, or has a household member that is in quarantine or tests positive.
10.   Ruach will take place once a month and will be held outdoors until further notice. This will be for students only.

Religious School Schedule:
Sundays (In-Person) Kindergarten-6th grade: 9:00-11:15 AM
Wednesdays (on Zoom) 3rd grade-7th grade: 5:30-7:10 PM

Please know that the safety of our students and our staff is always our top priority. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Adleberg or Jessica Schwab, Religious School Committee Co-Chairs, or Leah Miller, Religious Education Director. If you haven’t had a chance to download our school calendar, please do so by going to the Adat Reyim website https://www.adatreyim.org/welcome-to-adat-reyim-religious-school.html. I can’t wait to see you all next Sunday for our Sukkot event and at our first day of classes on Sunday, October 3rd.

Shana Tovah,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director

Steve Adleberg and Jessica Schwab, Religious School Committee Co-chairs sadleberg@verizon.net ; jessicalschwab@gmail.com

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here:   https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

Congregation Adat Reyim Religious School Calendar 2021-2022

07/11/2021 11:39:20 AM

Jul11

Congregation Adat Reyim

Happy Sunday Adat Reyim Religious School Families,

I hope you all are enjoying your Summer vacation so far!

I wanted to send you all a quick email with some updates. We are thrilled to introduce to you the 2021-2022 religious school calendar! Our first event will be taking place on Sunday, September 19th with an in-person family Sukkot celebration! You will receive more information about this event in late August. Our first day of Sunday classes will be Sunday, October 3rd and our first day of Wednesday classes is Wednesday, October 6th.

Click for the Congregation Adat Reyim Religious School Calendar 2021-2022

*Our 7th grade families will receive an additional calendar for their specific online and in-person classes so please stay tuned for that soon! There are in-person events that are not added to the calendar yet due to COVID restrictions but we plan to add them throughout the year and will keep you updated as those events come to fruition. These events include the 6th & 7th grade field trips to the Richmond Holocaust Museum and Ellis Island.

I also would like to give you an update on our plans for in-person classes for Sundays. At this moment, it is our hope to be in-person on Sundays from 9:00-11:15 AM. The reopening committee is working especially hard to make sure that our students and staff can be together safely and they will be revealing what those details look like later in September. If you have any other questions about reopening, please reach out to Bruce Kaplan at bak61358@gmail.com.

I am also happy to introduce our new schedule for our online Wednesday program. After sending out our survey to all the families, the religous school committee, along with the support of the Rabbi and staff, we came to the conclusion for the schedule below:

Wednesday online schedule for 3rd-7th grade:
5:30-6:00 PM- minyan
6:00-6:10 PM- break
6:10-7:10 PM- classes

Lastly, some of you may not know but I am about to go on maternity leave in the next week or so. I will be returning on September 1st but until then if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to our religous school committee co-chairs Jessica Schwab at jessicalschwab@gmail.com and Steve Adleberg at sadleberg@verizon.net. Please also take a moment to register for the Fall if you haven't already done so, so we can prepare adequetly for the classes over the Summer.

Link to Registration: https://www.adatreyim.org/school_enrollment.php

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC Summer and I look forward to seeing you all in-person (yay!) when I return in September.

Be Well,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

Religious School Early Bird Registration Ends Tuesday 6/1!

05/30/2021 02:07:06 PM

May30

Congregation Adat Reyim

Shalom Adat Reyim Religious School Families,

I hope you all are enjoying your holiday weekend. Please remember that the early bird registration cutoff is this Tuesday, June 1st!

The early bird discount is for all families who register AND pay the $200 non-refundable deposit, per student, by June 1st. For families who register and pay the deposit by June 1st, you will receive $100 off your religious school tuition, per family.

If your child is studying for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah during the 2021-2022 school year, you MUST also enroll in Tefillah as well as your current Religious School Grade (Grade 6, or Grade 7).

Link to Registration: https://www.adatreyim.org/school_enrollment.php

Registration for the Teen Program will open later this Summer so please be on the lookout for that.

Be Well,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

Religious School End of Year Event- This Sunday!

05/21/2021 09:02:35 AM

May21

Congregation Adat Reyim

Shalom Adat Reyim Religious School Families,

The time has come. It is our end of the year celebration! While we are truly sad that this will be our last program together for the 2020-2021 school year, I know that next year is going to be a much brighter one for us all.

Please see the information below for the timing of when you are scheduled to arrive on Sunday. Please also don't forget to make your large signs, decorate your cars and wear your most fun masks to our event! Our teachers CAN'T WAIT to finally see you all in person and I am so thrilled to meet everyone as well! It has been a long time coming so this is an exciting moment for me personally.

If your last name begins with A-C, join us from 10:00-10:15 AM
If your last name begins with D-G, join us from 10:20-10:35 AM
If your last name begins with H-M, join us from 10:40-10:55 AM
If your last name begins with N-Z, join us from 11:00-11:15 AM

There will be volunteers directing traffic so please make sure you are paying attention to them as they direct you where to pull up and stop. Masks and social distancing are still required for everyone at this event. After you have had a chance to talk with your teachers and Madrichim, meet me, we will then direct you to another part of the parking lot to have your family picture taken on your way out. We can't wait to see you all there!

4th graders- You will be receiving your Consecration certificates at this event so please make sure not to leave without picking that up.

In the Chai Lights that went out yesterday, it mentioned that there was Ruach scheduled for this Sunday. Please note that there is NO RUACH this Sunday; our last Ruach session was last Sunday, 5/16.

Lastly, I announced last week that registration for the 2021-2022 school year has opened. Please remember that we are also offerring an early bird discount for all families who register AND pay the $200 non-refundable deposit, per student, by June 1st! For families who register and pay the deposit by June 1st, you will receive $100 off your religious school tuition, per family.

If your child is studying for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah during the 2021-2022 school year, you MUST also enroll in Tefillah as well as your current Religious School Grade (Grade 6, or Grade 7).

When you register, please make sure you fill out ALL of the questions that are required.

Link to Registration: https://www.adatreyim.org/school_enrollment.php

Please reach out to me if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you all on Sunday morning!

Shabbat Shalom,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

Schedule:

Sunday 5/23
NO Ruach
NO Regular Online Class
NO 7th Grade class
10:00-11:15 AM End of Year Drive-Thru Celebration

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

If you can't find the link to your class, please refer to the Religious School Link Page. You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance!

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

Religious School Registration 2021-2022

05/14/2021 05:12:50 PM

May14

Congregation Adat Reyim

Shalom Adat Reyim Religious School Families,

I am thrilled to announce that registration for the 2021-2022 school year will be opening this Sunday, May 16th at 9:00 AM!

We are also offerring an early bird discount for all families who register AND pay the $200 non-refundable deposit, per student, by June 1st! For families who register and pay the deposit by June 1st, you will receive $100 off your religious school tuition, per family.

If your child is studying for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah during the 2021-2022 school year, you MUST also enroll in Tefillah as well as your current Religious School Grade (Grade 6, or Grade 7).

Link to Registration: https://www.adatreyim.org/school_enrollment.php

We have a lot of exciting plans for the 2021-2022 school year that we can't wait to share with you! We will keep you updated on these plans and our plans for returning to in-person classes as soon as we can.

Please reach out to me if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you all tonight at 4th Grade Consecration, this Sunday for our final Ruach and last day of school classes, and at our End of the Year Drive-Thru Celebration on May 23rd!

Shabbat Shalom,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

Schedule:

Sunday 5/16
9:00 AM Ruach
10:00am Regular Online Class
4:30 7th Grade class

Monday 5/17
NO SCHOOL

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

If you can't find the link to your class, please refer to the Religious School Link Page. You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance!

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

You're Invited to our End of the Year Drive-Thru Celebration!

05/13/2021 09:42:05 AM

May13

Congregation Adat Reyim

Congregation Adat Reyim Religious School Invites You to Our...

End of the Year Drive-Thru Celebration!

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Thank your teachers for a great Year!
Meet new Religious Education Director, Leah Miller in person!
Your teachers, Madrichim, and Morah Leah are excited to see you in person!
Decorate your masks, yourselves, your cars!
Make signs!
Frozen treats and goodies!
We will be taking family photos, too!!

**This is a rain or shine event!**

Because of COVID restrictions, we cannot greet everyone at the same time. Please follow the schedule below, and you will get the individual attention you deserve! Masks are required at all times. We will be observing social distancing, and we ask that everyone stay in their cars as directed.

If your last name begins with A-C, join us from 10:00-10:15 AM
If your last name begins with D-G, join us from 10:20-10:35 AM
If your last name begins with H-M, join us from 10:40-10:55 AM
If your last name begins with N-Z, join us from 11:00-11:15 AM

If you would like to join us virtually on Zoom, we are happy to accomodate. Please make that request to Leah Miller no later than Thursday, May 20th and we will provide a Zoom link. All families who request this option will join at 11:20 AM.

We can't wait to see everyone there!

For any questions, please contact Leah Miller at eddirector@adatreyim.org .

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

5/7 Important Religious School Updates for the 2021-2022 School Year

05/07/2021 05:40:05 PM

May7

Congregation Adat Reyim

Shalom Adat Reyim Religious School Families-

Before we get into the important announcements, I wanted to remind you of the following events we have coming up. Please keep these on your calendar:

-Friday, May 14th at 7:00 PM- 4th Grade Consecration on Zoom
-Sunday, May 16th at 9:00 AM- Final Ruach
-Sunday, May 23rd 10:00-11:15 AM- End of Year Celebration at Adat Reyim (more details will be coming to you in a separate email next week; just save the date and time for now)

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An Important Religious School Update for the 2021-2022 School Year:

Greetings Families!

The Religious School Committee is excited to announce the following changes to the calendar for the 2021-2022 school year.

1. We are moving weekday instruction from Monday to Wednesday.
2. We are moving the 7th grade class to Wednesday to align with 3rd-6th graders.
3. The Wednesday educational program will be offered through online learning.

Move from Monday to Wednesday:
Congregation Adat Reyim Religious School has operated a weekly schedule of Sunday morning (PK-6), Sunday afternoon/evening (7th, 10th), and Monday evening (3-6). Many years ago, FCPS used to offer a half day Monday which is why the Monday evening worked for many families.

For many years, the Religious School Committee has investigated and surveyed families regarding the option of moving the weekday instruction from Monday to mid-week. Most recently, the Religious School Committee surveyed families on what options could work for them in the fall. We have incorporated the data from this survey, as well as evidenced-based research on how children learn best.

Moving 7th grade to Wednesday:
7th grade is an important year for our students. Most are studying for, or, celebrating their Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. They are both students and emerging adults in our Jewish community. We are moving 7th grade to align with 3-6 grade to continue to include them in our religious school community, as well as for them to serve as leaders and role models for our younger students.
***7th grade students will have monthly in-person learning and social opportunities as well as online class instruction.

Wednesdays will be offered via online learning:
Families have many competing obligations during the week. We have learned this past year that we have increased attendance and participation when we offer learning through an online platform.

In addition, our Religious Education Director, Leah Miller, as well as Rabbi Glazer, are working diligently on enhancing and updating our Hebrew curriculum to allow for greater time on task and more in-depth, detailed Hebrew instruction. Both Leah and Rabbi Glazer have implemented successful online Hebrew programs and we are excited for them to bring innovative Hebrew learning to Congregation Adat Reyim.

We are working diligently with executive leadership on being able to offer in-person instruction for all classes on Sunday mornings and as state recommendations and CDC Guidelines are revised, our leadership team will respond to future fluid situations . More information on that will be provided later in the Summer.

We are thrilled to be moving in this positive direction with the support of our new Education Director, Leah Miller and the congregational board at Adat Reyim. If you have any questions, please reach out to Steve or Jessica, co-chairs of the religious school committee.

B'Shalom,

Jessica Schwab and Steve Adleberg
Co-chairs, Religious School Committee
jessicalschwab@gmail.com sadleberg@verizon.net

Leah Miller, Religious Education Director eddirector@adatreyim.org

Schedule:

Sunday 5/9
10:00am Regular Online Class
NO 7th Grade class today

Monday 5/10
5:30pm Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan Click Here to Join Minyan

Shabbat Shalom,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link PageYou must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance!

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

4/23 Special Religious School Announcements

04/23/2021 06:25:05 PM

Apr23

Congregation Adat Reyim

Shalom Adat Reyim Religious School Families-

We have some special events coming up that we are very proud to announce!

Friday, April 30th at 7:00 PM- Erev Shabbat Service led by Nefesh Mountain and Rabbi Glazer
Join us online for a special Erev Shabbat with guest artists Nefesh Mountain, the beloved musicians who blend Jewish heritage and tradition with Bluegrass and American roots. They will join Rabbi Glazer in leading our Shabbat service. To attend, please register by clicking here.

Sunday, May 23rd 10:00-11:15 AM- End of the Year Celebration at Adat Reyim
Please save the date for this special event as we celebrate the end of our school year with all of our friends and teachers! Meeting the new Education Director, Leah Miller! This event will be in person at Adat Reyim. We will be offering a virtual option for families who individually request it. Stay tuned for more details!

Schedule:

Sunday 4/25
10:00am Regular Online Class
4:30 pm 7th Grade

Monday 4/26
5:30pm Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan Click Here to Join Minyan

Shabbat Shalom,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link PageYou must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance!

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

4/16 Religious School Update

04/16/2021 03:31:06 PM

Apr16

Congregation Adat Reyim

Shalom Adat Reyim Religious School Families-

Ruach is back this week and it is a very special one! We have an open house this Sunday, April 18th and will be inviting all prospective religious school families to Ruach as well. Please make sure you invite your friends who may be intersted in joining our community to this special event. There will be time for prospective families to meet with the Rabbi, the religious school committee co-chairs, and Therese, our preschool director. We will be using the regular Ruach link for the open house so please feel free to send that along. In case you don't have access to that, here it is:

https://zoom.us/j/92134897258?pwd=eEQxd3pkVnZrQTh0aWhham1udWhmQT09

I look forward to seeing you all at 9:00 AM this Sunday!

Schedule:

Sunday 4/18
9:00 am Ruach
9:00-10:00 am Open House
10:00am Regular Online Class
4:30 pm 7th Grade

Monday 4/19
5:30pm Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan Click Here to Join Minyan

Shabbat Shalom,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link PageYou must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance!

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

4/9 Religious School

04/09/2021 04:44:36 PM

Apr9

Congregation Adat Reyim

Shalom Adat Reyim Religious School Families-

I hope you all had a wonderful Passover and Spring Break! It will be great to see everyone back at religious school this weekend. I am especially loooking forward to jumping into each of the classes to get to know everyone.

We have some wonderful events coming up that everyone should keep their eyes on:

-Sunday, April 11th 1:00-3:00 PM- Good Deeds Day Food and Shoe Drive @ the Adat Reyim parking lot. Contact-free collection to benefit ECHO and ReRun Shoes. For more information please see the following websites:
ECHO- https://www.echo-inc.org/?fbclid=IwAR0GbauMNQgLlGwgRsOE-9O3SH343RWhI48U1APhZqycdZBDvHPX2ChCEd8

ReRun- http://www.rerunshoes.com/shoes-we-can-use/?fbclid=IwAR0HPkAtMQpt2Vm4A545uDh738sL0wun28w54PrfeBYT0k6zwYktpjAQMes

-Sunday, April 11th at 1:00 PM- virtual JCRC Yom Ha’Shoah Commemoration. Rabbi Glazer will be participating. To register click here.

-Sunday, April 18th at 9:00 AM- Adat Reyim Religious School Open House. For all prospective members so please invite your friends who are not enrolled in religious school. We look forward to sharing with them everything that makes Adat Reyim so special! They can register here.

Schedule:

Sunday 4/11
10:00am Regular Online Class
4:30 pm 7th Grade

Monday 4/12
5:30pm Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan Click Here to Join Minyan

Shabbat Shalom,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link PageYou must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance!

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

4/2 Welcome From Leah Miller!

04/02/2021 04:09:36 PM

Apr2

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Adat Reyim Religious School Families-

I am so excited to introduce myself as the new Religious Education Director at Congregation Adat Reyim! If you haven't had the chance to see me at one of the religious school classes, at Monday night minyan, or at the CAR Passover Seder, my name is Leah Miller, and I am beyond thrilled to be joining your community.

I have had the opportunity to meet a few of you (students and parents) at several points throughout the last few weeks including in my interviews, committee meetings, and in one-on-one meetings with other lay leaders and families. I have spent several weeks learning from Liz, our RS committee co-chairs Steven and Jessica, and other staff members learning what makes Adat Reyim tick, and I am so excited to begin this journey with all of you.

Over the next several months, I will be reaching out to each family to get to know you, your children, hear your experiences at Adat Reyim, as well as let you have a chance to know more about me on a personal level. There will also be other group opportunities for families to come together and meet with me as well. The Religious Education Director transition team has a lot of fun programs planned over the next few months so please be on the look out for more information about that soon.

A little background about me: I grew up in northern California and moved to the East Coast for graduate school. I made the journey to the DMV with my husband Michael, who is working in Arlington, and we have a 2-year-old son named Wesley. Currently we are living in Germantown, Maryland, but we hope to make a closer move to the area sometime this year.

From the few short weeks I have been part of the Adat Reyim community, I can already tell this is a special place to be. It truly is a community of friends, and I am honored to be part of it. I look forward to meeting you all soon in the Zoom room!

Schedule:

Sunday 4/4- NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Monday 4/5- NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Sunday 4/11
10:00am Regular Online Class

Monday 4/12
5:30pm Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan Click Here to Join Minyan

Shabbat Shalom,
Leah Miller
Religious Education Director
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
eddirector@adatreyim.org

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html

Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link PageYou must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance!

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

3/19 Religious School Message - Chocolate Seder!

03/19/2021 04:03:53 PM

Mar19

Congregation Adat Reyim

Dear Friends -

This Sunday, March 21 we will all join together for a Chocolate Seder. The Chocolate Seder is not meant to replace the regular seder but help learn and prepare for the real one. It worked out great for everyone to pickup their chocolate seder supplies and I think the text messages worked really well! If you didn't get a text message make sure your mobile number is in your synagogue membership account. The items in the seder bag are listed below in case you want to pick them up (or something close). The Seder will begin at 10:00am. Rabbi Glazer will lead the Seder and Morah Andrea and Morah Sariel will add their Ruach throughout the morning.

Sunday and Monday are also my last days of class with the students as we enter Passover/Spring Break. My last official day as Religious School Administrator is March 31st and Leah's first day is April 1st. The religiousschool@adatreyim.org email will then be forwarded to Leah at the eddirector@adatreyim.org email address so she won't miss anything.

I have truly enjoyed learning from all of our teachers, students and families. Your trust and friendship has meant the world to me and I will hold it close forever. I hope that you will continue to stay in touch with texting, Facebook etc. Instead of saying goodbye I will say L'hitraot, until we see each other again!

Schedule:

Sunday 3/21
10:00am Online Chocolate Seder for All Students & Families - Click Here

Monday 3/22
5:30pm Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan Click Here to Join Minyan

3/28 & 3/29 - No School
4/4 & 4/5 - No School

4/11 & 4/12 - We're Back!

Seder Items-
Chocolate Matzah
Chocolate Milk
Chocolate Hearts
Sour Straws
Chocolate Egg
Clementine
Tootsie Roll

Shabbat Shalom,
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link Page . You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance! 708-261-8971cell phone.

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

3/12 Religious School Message

03/12/2021 04:38:51 PM

Mar12

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

I am so excited to introduce my new best friend and yours too - Leah Miller. First and most importantly Leah pronouces her name like Jacobs first wife in the Bible or the Princess from Star Wars. I had the opportunity to be in a small break out group with her this summer when I took some classes through Mini-CAJE and I liked her then. It was a wonderful surprise when I sat in on the interviewing process and she was one of the candidates. In the first five minutes of her interview I knew she was the one. Leah used all my favorite words COMMUNITY, B'YACHAD, TOGETHER, COMMUNICATION. She talked about making the students experience in religous school a positive one so that they continued on her jewish journey into college and beyond.

Leah and I will continue to meet and overlap for the remainder of March. My last day of Religous School will be 3/21 and 3/22 and my last day as Religous School Administrator will be 3/31. Leah's official first day will be 4/1. Leah will be joining our classrooms this Sunday and Monday to introduce herself to our students and then at the end of our Chocolate Seder to introduce herself to all of you. I hope that you and your children will give Leah the warm Adat Reyim welcome that I have grown to love over the years. I have truly loved being a part of your children's lives these past two years and hope to stay in touch with you as a member of the community.

Leah asked me to share:
Dear Congregation Adat Reyim Religious School,

I am both excited and humbled to introduce myself as the new Religious Education Director at Congregation Adat Reyim. I am currently at my house in Maryland with my husband, Michael, our 2-year-old son Wesley, and our two cats, Gadget and Mister. While we all have been cooped up in our home for the past year (oy!), I have been on a journey to find the next step in my career and my next home away from home.

I was immediately drawn to Congregation Adat Reyim, and the meaning of the name of the synagogue itself, “community of friends.” Growing up as a Rabbi’s daughter, I have always believed that finding the right Jewish congregation is where you feel most at home and the most connected to your own personal Jewish journey. From the moment I met with the search committee, I experienced that warm and welcoming feeling that I was looking for, the community where I could call my next home. This is what I plan to instill in the youth of Congregation Adat Reyim, to give our students the tools to make their own informed choices after they graduate high school, go off to college, and become active members in their Jewish community, wherever life takes them.

I have a passion for working as a mentor to Jews of all ages and am committed to making a difference in the world, one B’nai Mitzvah (...and beyond!) at a time. I am excited to see what we will develop as a community, together. I would love to meet with you and hear more about your hopes for Jewish life and learning for the youth of Congregation Adat Reyim. On behalf of my family, thank you for welcoming us into your community, and I look forward to meeting you all on Zoom, and hopefully in-person very soon.

Be well and L’hitraot (see you soon).

On Sunday, March 21 there is a change on the calendar! Instead of having Ruach and grade level classes we will join together like we did for Chanukah for an all school program at 10am. We are going to celebrate Pesach as a community with a Chocolate Seder that the students are sure to enjoy! I will include the link in next weeks communication. I will have Seder packs available for each student to pick up on Tuesday, 3/16 at Adat Reyim from 5:15-6:45pm. If you cannot pickup during this time please let me know and we can make other arrangements.

Schedule:

Sunday 3/14
10:00am Regular Online Class

Monday 3/15
5:30pm Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan Click Here to Join Minyan
7:00-9:00pm Pack Chocolate Seder Goodies (email Liz if you want to help)

Tuesday 3/16
5:15-6:45pm Pickup Chocolate Seder Goodies (email Liz if you want to help)

Shabbat Shalom,
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link Page . You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance! 708-261-8971cell phone.

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

3/7-3/8 Religious School Message

03/05/2021 04:14:35 PM

Mar5

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

Happy March! Can you believe we have been doing this for almost a year? I want to acknowledge and celebrate what a wonderful our teachers and students have done adjusting to this change. Our attendance is actually better on ZOOM than it is in person. Maybe that is because we don't have as many extra-curricular activities that conflict but I will take it! Last weeks minyan attendance however, was lower than usual, please make sure your students are logging in to minyan after class.

On Sunday, March 21 there is a change on the calendar! Instead of having Ruach and grade level classes we will join together like we did for Chanukah for an all school program at 10am. We are going to celebrate Pesach as a community with a Chocolate Seder that the students are sure to enjoy! I will have Seder packs available for each student to pick up on Tuesday, 3/16 at Adat Reyim from 5:15-6:45pm. If you cannot pickup during this time please let me know and we can make other arrangements.

Message from Capital Camps
NoVa Region Virtual Open House
Kids need camp more than ever this summer! Want to learn more about your community Jewish sleepaway camp, including our 2021 COVID protocols and new programs for first time campers? Sign up for the Capital Camps NoVa Region virtual open house HERE . We are also offering COVID-safe, in-persontours only 70 miles from DC. Families can join us at camp for a walking tour – see a cabin, our pool and lake, ropes course and so much more. We will answer all of your questions personally as we walk the grounds of camp. Tour dates and sign-up HERE . For more information, contact info@capitalcamps.org .

Melissa Grossman
Assistant Camp Director
Capital Camps
melissa@capitalcamps.org
Direct Dial: 240-283-6154
Main Camp Line: 301-468-2267
www.capitalcamps.org

Schedule:

Sunday 3/7
10:00am Regular Online Class

Monday 3/8
5:30pm Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan Click Here to Join Minyan

Shabbat Shalom,
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link Page . You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance! 708-261-8971cell phone.

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

2/28 & 3/1 Religious School Message

02/26/2021 12:47:28 PM

Feb26

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

It was great to see so many of you last night at the Megillah Reading! We always knew Mr. Lefkowitz is our hero but it is sure fun to see him in costume! What about Rabbi Glazer as a Wizard - Rabbi G Wizard of CAR! Purim is always so much fun! There is NO Sunday School this Sunday because we planned for the Purim Carnival - UGH Covid! Who would have thought almost a year later we would still be remote. We DO have school and minyan on Monday night. This past Monday minyan attendance was down, please remember minyan is manditory and although there is a break in between the students are expected to login!

Schedule:
Sunday 2/28
No School

Monday 3/1
5:30pm Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan Click Here to Join Minyan

Shabbat Shalom,
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link Page . You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance! 708-261-8971cell phone.

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

2/21 & 2/22 Religious School Message

02/19/2021 10:00:26 AM

Feb19

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

This Sunday at 9am we will have Ruach - Purim Style - I hope you will join us in costume or funny hats! It is a required part of religious school and adds an element of learning that the students may not be getting in class! In addition, Morah Andrea and Morah Sariel take a lot of time and energy preparing a fun program for everyone! There are tons of other things going on Sunday. At 12:00pm Volunteers are packing Purim Boxes, see below for info, 1:00pm there is a Parking Lot Food Drive with Social Action, and at 3:00pm there is Hamentashen Baking with Rebecca Gibson!

I appreciate everyones participation in our Purim Project Fundraiser. We have a total revenue right now of over $9000! Of course we have expenses that we will need to deduct but I am so excited by this project, not only is it a fundraiser but we are connecting with each other through words of celebration. On Sunday I will be packing the boxes with volunteers and they will delivered on the 24th & 25th so watch outside for your boxes - wet hamentashen won't taste good!

Today is officially my last day as Executive Director. Please email me going forward at relgiousschool@adatreyim.org. Past President, Bruce Kaplan, will be responding to the Executive Director email and of course if you have pastoral needs always reach out to Rabbi Glazer at rabbi@adatreyim.org or call her study line at 703-866-5531.

Schedule:

Sunday 2/21
9:00am Ruach Online Click Here to Join Ruach
10:00am Regular Online Class
12:00pm Volunteer Packing Mishloach Manot - RSVP here to pack mishloach manot so we can maintain Covid social distance
1:00pm Parking Lot Food Drive
3:00pm Hamentashen Baking Online with Rebecca Gibson

Monday 2/22
5:30pm Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan Click Here to Join Minyan

Shabbat Shalom,
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link Page . You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance! 708-261-8971cell phone.

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

2/12- No Religious School this Sunday/Monday

02/12/2021 05:17:24 PM

Feb12

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

Please remember that there is NO religious school this Sunday or Monday due to President's day. I hope you enjoy a sleep in and bruch with your kids! Please ask you students if they have work that they can practice over the long weekend.

By now you should have received an email (or three) from Purim Project please help us celebrate Purim by sending a personalized message to all your Friends at Congregation Adat Reyim in our Mishloach Manot boxes. It would be awesome if we could get a majority of our Congregation to participate! So far we have raised almost $6,000, please help us get there! If you can't find the email watch for another reminder next week. The Mishloach Manot boxes will be delivered to each members door in time for Purim, what an awesome Mitzvah (and fundraiser)!

I am AGAIN encouraging you to attend Saturday morning services in addition to Minyan and Ruach (these are mandatory) with your children. Especially right now when you can attend from the comfort of your own home and don't even have to leave your couch! Attending Saturday morning services helps the students learn the prayers, the order of the services and become more comfortable as they prepare for their B'nai Mitzvah. It is never too early to start.
Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link Page . You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance! 708-261-8971cell phone.

Schedule:
2/14 - No School
2/15 - No School
2/21 - 9:00am Ruach
2/22 - 10:00am Regular Online School
2/22 - 7:15pm Minyan

Shabbat Shalom,
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
execdirector@adatreyim.org
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

2/7- Religious School Message (includes B'nai Mitzvah Meeting info & more)

02/05/2021 03:02:39 PM

Feb5

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

I hope all of our students had a chance to enjoy the snow last weekend - today is a beautiful sunny day and hopefully the students went outside to play and ride bikes, Virginia Weather?!

Sixth Grade families please remember to join us on Saturday night at 5:30pm on Zoom for our Immigrant Program. I am looking forward to hearing all the students share their unique family stories!

By now you should have received an email (or two) from Purim Project please help us celebrate Purim by sending a personalized message to all your Friends at Congregation Adat Reyim in our Mishloach Manot boxes. It would be awesome if we could get a majority of our Congregation to participate! The Mishloach Manot boxes will be delivered to each members door, what an awesome Mitzvah (and fundraiser)!

There is a meeting this Sunday 2/7 at 2pm for families that have students having their B'nai Mitzvah in the Fall 2021/Spring 2022. Please plan to attend so that you can have all your questions answered!

I am AGAIN encouraging you to attend Saturday morning services in addition to Minyan and Ruach (these are mandatory) with your children. Especially right now when you can attend from the comfort of your own home and don't even have to leave your couch! Attending Saturday morning services helps the students learn the prayers, the order of the services and become more comfortable as they prepare for their B'nai Mitzvah. It is never too early to start.
Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link Page . You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance! 708-261-8971cell phone.

Schedule:
2/6 Saturday - 6th Grade Immigrant Program for Friends & Family
Click Here to Join

2/7 Sunday - Regular Online Class
2:00pm B'nai Mitzvah Meeting Click Here to Join

2/8 Monday - Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan - Click Here for Minyan Link

2/14-2/15 No Religious School Presidents Day

Shabbat Shalom,
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
execdirector@adatreyim.org
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

Sunday 2pm - B'nai Mitzvah Meeting

02/02/2021 02:57:30 PM

Feb2

Congregation Adat Reyim

Reminder This Sunday 2pm- B'nai Mitzvah Meeting for students and families with dates in the Fall 2021 and Spring/Fall 2022. I have attached the B'nai Mitzvah Handbook that we have used in the past. Please keep in mind that some of the items in this handbook will be adjusted with new leadership. I am passing it along to give you a starting point for preparing questions, planning, and budgeting.

B'nai Mitzvah Handbook

Sunday, February 7th, 2:00pm

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2531170053?pwd=eHF2bHB3QW02djBYa24yWmM5SGZOdz09
Meeting ID: 253 117 0053
Passcode: 664714

See you Sunday on ZOOM,
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
execdirector@adatreyim.org
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

1/31- Religious School Message (includes B'nai Mitzvah Meeting info & more)

01/29/2021 02:24:41 PM

Jan29

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

The best things about ZOOM Relgious School is that if we have snow we can still have school!!

I hope you will join us tonight at 7:30pm on Facebook Live for a Special Shabbat Shira, Sabbath of Song, with Cantor Ellen Dreskin. She will be sharing music and midrash in celebration of Debbie Friendman on the occasion of her 10th Yahrzeit.Facebook Live Link

On Monday you will receive an email about our Purim Project fundraiser. Please help us celebrate Purim by sending a message to all your Friends at Congregation Adat Reyim. Your messages will be included in their Mishloach Manot box that will be delivered to their doors, what an awesome Mitzvah!

For families of students that are having their B'nai Mitzvah in the Spring 2021 we are having a meeting this Sunday at 2:00pm. Families that have students having their B'nai Mitzvah in the Fall 2021/Spring 2022 we are having a meeting on Sunday 2/7 at 2:00pm. Please plan to attend so that you can have all your questions answered!

I am AGAIN encouraging you to attend Saturday morning services in addition to Minyan and Ruach (these are mandatory) with your children. Especially right now when you can attend from the comfort of your own home and don't even have to leave your couch! Attending Saturday morning services helps the students learn the prayers, the order of the services and become more comfortable as they prepare for their B'nai Mitzvah. It is never too early to start.
Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link Page . You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance! 708-261-8971cell phone.

Schedule:
1/31 Sunday - Regular Online Class
2:00pm B'nai Mitzvah Meeting for Spring 2021 Students Click Here to Join

2/1 Monday - Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan - Click Here for Minyan Link

Shabbat Shalom,
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
execdirector@adatreyim.org
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

1/22 - RS (One More Important Thing)

01/22/2021 12:26:08 PM

Jan22

Congregation Adat Reyim

I appologize for the second message but I wanted to make sure you know about an important Men's Club event this Sunday at 9:30am. As someone who has a teenager I can tell you this is an important topic to learn about before your children are old enough to know more than you!

Guest Speaker, Detective Allbritton with Police and Faith Community (P&FC) Group sponsored by Fairfax County Police, will discuss:
"Keeping your children/grandchildren safe online."

Even though it says Men's Club all are welcome!

Click Here to Join Zoom Meeting

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

1/22 - Religious School Message

01/22/2021 12:15:22 PM

Jan22

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

By now many of you have seen the message sent out yesturday by Co-Presidents Rebecca Geller and Andrea Sobel regarding my resigning from the Executive Director position at Adat Reyim. I want to reasure you as Relgious School parents that I will continue as Religious School Administrator through the end of the year or until a new Administrator is hired. It was always the plan for someone new to take over the Religious School position next year. Interviews for the new Religious School Director position are underway, and there are some excellent candidates in the pipeline.

I care deeply for each and every one of our students, teachers, parents, and staff and will not abandoned our students. A lot of people have told me how much they will miss me but I want you to know that I will still be here, just not as an employee. I plan to continue to share lifes simchas and tsoris with you and your family into the future.

We now have 3 weeks of Religious School in a row - can you believe it?! We have Ruach at 9:00am on Sunday morning and I am looking forward to seeing you all there as we celebrate and learn about Tu B'shevat.

1/24 9:00am Ruach
CLICK HERE TO JOIN RUACH

I am again encouraging you to attend Saturday morning services in addition to Minyan and Ruach with your children. Especially right now when you can attend from the comfort of your own home and don't even have to leave your couch! Attending Saturday morning services helps the students learn the prayers, the order of the services and become more comfortable as they prepare for their B'nai Mitzvah. It is never too early to start.
Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

If you can't find the link to you class please refer to the Religious School Link Page . You must be logged in as a member of Adat Reyim to access this page. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance! 708-261-8971cell phone.

Schedule:
1/24 Sunday - Regular Online Class
9:00am Ruach - CLICK HERE TO JOIN RUACH
1/25 Monday - Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan - Click Here for Minyan Link
1/31 Sunday - Regular Online Class
2:00pm B'nai Mitzvah Meeting for Spring 2021 Students
2/1 Monday - Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan - Click Here for Minyan Link

Shabbat Shalom,
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
execdirector@adatreyim.org
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

1/10 - Religious School: Welcome Back!

01/08/2021 12:18:06 PM

Jan8

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

I hope everyone had a nice winter break and got to spend some MORE quality time with your families! For some reason it seems like it was a really long break. I know the teachers are ready to get back to teaching your kids! I have noted the January Schedule below. We have class this week and then we are off next weekend in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I hope you will participate in our Judaism and Social Justice programs and services during January and February.

Schedule:
1/10 Sunday - Regular Online Class
1/11 Monday - Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan
1/17 Sunday - NO Class MLK Weekend
1/18 Monday - NO Class MLK Day
1/24 Sunday - Regular Online Class
9:00am Ruach
1/25 Monday - Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan
1/31 Sunday - Regular Online Class
2:00pm B'nai Mitzvah Meeting for Spring 2021 Students
2/1 Monday - Regular Online Class
7:15pm Minyan

I encourage you to attend Saturday morning services in addition to Minyan and Ruach with your children. Especially right now when you can attend from the comfort of your own home and don't even have to leave your couch! Attending Saturday morning services helps the students learn the prayers, the order of the services and become more comfortable as they prepare for their B'nai Mitzvah. It is never too early to start.
Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

Happy & Healthy 2021!
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
execdirector@adatreyim.org
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

B'nai Mitzvah Meetings

01/08/2021 12:10:51 PM

Jan8

Congregation Adat Reyim

Dear Friends,

Rabbi Glazer and I are inviting you to attend one of the following meetings in preparation for your students B'nai Mitzvah. The first meeting is for those with dates this Spring and the second meeting is for those with dates in the Fall 2021 and Spring/Fall 2022. It is a bit early to meet with those that have dates in late 2022 but to help ease some anxiety we are inviting the entire 6th grade class to attend.

Sunday, January 31st, 2:00pm
This meeting is for students and families having their B'nai Mitzvah Ceremony from now through June 2021.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2531170053?pwd=eHF2bHB3QW02djBYa24yWmM5SGZOdz09
Meeting ID: 253 117 0053
Passcode: 664714

Sunday, February 7th, 2:00pm
This meeting is for students and families with dates in the Fall 2021 and Spring/Fall 2022.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2531170053?pwd=eHF2bHB3QW02djBYa24yWmM5SGZOdz09
Meeting ID: 253 117 0053
Passcode: 664714

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
execdirector@adatreyim.org
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

12/18 -1/4 Religious School - Winter Break!

12/18/2020 01:54:19 PM

Dec18

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

This is my last religious school email of 2020 - Wow! We will resume class on Sunday, January 10th, 2021.

Thank you all for participating in the Chanukah Program last Sunday, it is possible to have fun on ZOOM! I will be delivering the remainder of the glow in the dark bracelets, they finally arrived, this weekend. Even though Chanukah is over I hope the students will still enjoy them. I hope you have found your gratitude journal and filled it out as a family together. I would love to see what you filled in, please send me a picture. If you can't find it here is the link. Gratitude Journal

This Saturday we are celebrating with the Evans family as Quinn becomes a Bar Mitzvah. I hope you will join Online services at 9:30am to support Quinn. In addition, students are asked to attend Shabbat morning services to help them become more comfortable with the prayers and tunes in preparation for their own B'nai Mitzvah.
Click Here to Attend Saturday Morning Services

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Have a Happy & Healthy New Year!
Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
execdirector@adatreyim.org
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

Reminder - Use Chanukah Link For Minyan Tonight at 7:30pm!

12/14/2020 07:19:05 PM

Dec14

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

It was so great to see many of you and your children as I was making my Chanukah deliveries yesturday. If you haven't received yours yet don't worry - you will! I made it almost to every home but I didn't get to Alexandria or Falls Church I will be delivering those on Saturday! One little glitch was that Amazon had a delay in half of one of my purchases. Some of the students received a glow in the dark bracelet and some did not. I will also be delivering those when they arrive, so every religious school student will eventually get one!

It was also great to see some of the students last night at our first candle lighting! There is a lot of information I want to share with you so I am going to put everything in bullet points below so nothing is missed!

Tonight there is a special Friday night with Family & Friends Services at 6:30pm (Use Chanukah Link)
Tonight at 7:30pm we will have a special reveal of our newly remodled Bima (Use Chanukah Link)
Tonight at 8:00pm we will have our Chanukah Music Shabbat - All on Zoom using Chanukah Link!
Saturday night we will have a little bit of extra fun with music and celebration along with our candle lighting, use Chanukah Link!
Sunday beginning at 10:00am we will have a family program with games, singing and more! There will be some healthy competition so please make sure your entire family is there to work together! Use Chanukah Link! (Ruach is not earlier at 9:00am but included with our program beginning at 10:00am)
Be sure you download and play our awesome Spotify Chanukah Playlist made by Morah Andrea Cate! You never know when the songs could help you answer some questions! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ZM1d4lKRKUD9YK2iQz1K9?si=1EkVeoE9QdC_XJj9paigGw
There is Religious School Monday night followed by Minyan at 7:30pm
Please note time difference of Minyan, as we are trying to stay consistant with our Chanukah Candle Lighting time. Use the Chanukah link!
Click Here for All The Chanukah Details Log in to see the links!
I have also attached a link to the Chanukah Blessings Chanukah Blessings
If you have special song requests from your song sheets that were delivered email Morah Sariel sariel.ende.alonzo@gmail.com sariel.ende.alonzo@gmail.com !
Remember the Gratitude Journal I passed out at the picnic at the beginning of the year? It would be great if you could fill out the month of December and share with me what your family has written or what you have "re-dedicated" yourselves to. In case you can't find it I have attached it here Gratitude Journal

Sunday, December 13th
10:00am - 11:15am Special Family Chanukah Program
Use The Chanukah Link

Monday, December 14th
5:30pm - 6:45pm All Classes Online
7:30pm - 8:00pm Minyan With Chanukah using Chanukah Link

I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Shabbat Shalom and Happy Chanukah-

Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
execdirector@adatreyim.org
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

12/13-12/14 Religious School - Chanukah is Here!

12/12/2020 08:49:49 PM

Dec12

Congregation Adat Reyim

Tonight there is a special Friday night with Family & Friends Services at 6:30pm (Use Chanukah Link)
Tonight at 7:30pm we will have a special reveal of our newly remodled Bima (Use Chanukah Link)
Tonight at 8:00pm we will have our Chanukah Music Shabbat - All on Zoom using Chanukah Link!
Saturday night we will have a little bit of extra fun with music and celebration along with our candle lighting, use Chanukah Link!
Sunday beginning at 10:00am we will have a family program with games, singing and more! There will be some healthy competition so please make sure your entire family is there to work together! Use Chanukah Link! (Ruach is not earlier at 9:00am but included with our program beginning at 10:00am)
Be sure you download and play our awesome Spotify Chanukah Playlist made by Morah Andrea Cate! You never know when the songs could help you answer some questions! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ZM1d4lKRKUD9YK2iQz1K9?si=1EkVeoE9QdC_XJj9paigGw
There is Religious School Monday night followed by Minyan at 7:30pm
Please note time difference of Minyan, as we are trying to stay consistant with our Chanukah Candle Lighting time. Use the Chanukah link!
Click Here for All The Chanukah Details Log in to see the links!
I have also attached a link to the Chanukah Blessings Chanukah Blessings
If you have special song requests from your song sheets that were delivered email Morah Sariel sariel.ende.alonzo@gmail.com sariel.ende.alonzo@gmail.com !
Remember the Gratitude Journal I passed out at the picnic at the beginning of the year? It would be great if you could fill out the month of December and share with me what your family has written or what you have "re-dedicated" yourselves to. In case you can't find it I have attached it here Gratitude Journal

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

12/13-12/14 Religious School - Chanukah is Here!

12/11/2020 12:04:51 PM

Dec11

Congregation Adat Reyim

Tonight there is a special Friday night with Family & Friends Services at 6:30pm (Use Chanukah Link)
Tonight at 7:30pm we will have a special reveal of our newly remodled Bima (Use Chanukah Link)
Tonight at 8:00pm we will have our Chanukah Music Shabbat - All on Zoom using Chanukah Link!
Saturday night we will have a little bit of extra fun with music and celebration along with our candle lighting, use Chanukah Link!
Sunday beginning at 10:00am we will have a family program with games, singing and more! There will be some healthy competition so please make sure your entire family is there to work together! Use Chanukah Link! (Ruach is not earlier at 9:00am but included with our program beginning at 10:00am)
Be sure you download and play our awesome Spotify Chanukah Playlist made by Morah Andrea Cate! You never know when the songs could help you answer some questions! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ZM1d4lKRKUD9YK2iQz1K9?si=1EkVeoE9QdC_XJj9paigGw
There is Religious School Monday night followed by Minyan at 7:30pm
Please note time difference of Minyan, as we are trying to stay consistant with our Chanukah Candle Lighting time. Use the Chanukah link!
Click Here for All The Chanukah Details Log in to see the links!
I have also attached a link to the Chanukah Blessings Chanukah Blessings
If you have special song requests from your song sheets that were delivered email Morah Sariel sariel.ende.alonzo@gmail.com sariel.ende.alonzo@gmail.com !
Remember the Gratitude Journal I passed out at the picnic at the beginning of the year? It would be great if you could fill out the month of December and share with me what your family has written or what you have "re-dedicated" yourselves to. In case you can't find it I have attached it here Gratitude Journal

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

12/5 -12/6 Religious School - Chanukah is Coming!

12/04/2020 12:28:06 PM

Dec4

Congregation Adat Reyim

Hello Friends -

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! I know there are so many things that seem really tough right now but we do have a lot to be thankful for and it was nice to take a moment to recognize that.
Chanukah is early this year, if your children haven't reminded you yet! Chanukah begins this coming Thursday 12/10 and the synagogue has a candle lighting each night, a special Friday night with Family & Friends Services at 6:30pm, at 7:30pm we will have a special reveal of our newly remodled Bima and at 8:00pm we will have our Chanukah Music Shabbat - All on Zoom! Then on Saturday night we will have a little bit of extra fun with music and celebration along with our candle lighting and of course we will have a family program on Sunday with games, singing and more! I hope you will join us for ALL or at least some of the programming! Click Here for All The Chanukah Details
I have also included a link to the Chanukah Blessings for you to practice reading with your children. Chanukah Blessings

Sunday, December 5th
10:00am - 11:15am All Classes Online Click Here to See All Class Links (must login)
11:30am Annual Membership Meeting - Please Join Us
Click Here to Join the Membership Meeting

Monday, December 6th
5:30pm - 6:45pm All Classes Online
7:15pm - 7:45pm Minyan Always Online (Attendance Required for 3rd-6th Grade) Click Here to Join Minyan (Minyan is EVERY Monday)

The religious school calendar is locatated here (please disregard in-person learning at this time): https://www.adatreyim.org/welcome-to-adat-reyim-religious-school.html if you want to book mark it. In addition I save all of my communication on the RS Blog located here: https://www.adatreyim.org/religious-school-blog.html
If you have any questions please call or text my cell for immediate need/response (708)261-8971, especially during school please use this number.

Shabbat Shalom and Happy Chanukah-

Elizabeth Bayer
Executive Director and Religious School Administrator
Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, Virginia 22152
execdirector@adatreyim.org
religiousschool@adatreyim.org
(703)569-7577

Congregation Adat Reyim
6500 Westbury Oaks Court
Springfield, VA 22152
www.adatreyim.org
703-569-7577

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